Global Patent Index - EP 3683515 A1

EP 3683515 A1 20200722 - METHOD OF INSTALLING A PLIABLE-WALL AIR DUCT

Title (en)

METHOD OF INSTALLING A PLIABLE-WALL AIR DUCT

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR INSTALLATION EINES LUFTKANALS MIT BIEGSAMER WAND

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ D'INSTALLATION D'UN CONDUIT D'AIR À PAROI PLIABLE

Publication

EP 3683515 A1 20200722 (EN)

Application

EP 20157179 A 20121101

Priority

  • US 201113288795 A 20111103
  • EP 12795136 A 20121101
  • US 2012063050 W 20121101

Abstract (en)

The invention is directed to a method of installing an air duct, comprising installing a framework inside an air duct, the air duct comprising a tubular pliable sidewall, the pliable sidewall having a total weight, the framework comprising a plurality of ribs that are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction; suspending the framework from a plurality of hangers extending from an overhead support such that the framework supports most of the total weight of the pliable sidewall, the plurality of hangers being distributed and spaced apart in the longitudinal direction; and after suspending the framework from the overhead support, adjusting a position of at least one rib of the plurality of ribs in a longitudinal direction relative to the pliable sidewall.

IPC 8 full level

F24F 13/02 (2006.01); F16L 11/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F16L 11/02 (2013.01 - EP US); F24F 13/02 (2013.01 - EP US); F24F 13/0218 (2013.01 - EP US); F24F 13/0254 (2013.01 - EP US); F24F 2221/14 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2013112305 A1 20130509; US 8434526 B1 20130507; AU 2012332430 A1 20140605; AU 2012332430 B2 20151015; CA 2853280 A1 20130510; CA 2853280 C 20161122; CN 103958981 A 20140730; CN 103958981 B 20161005; DK 2773909 T3 20200622; EP 2773909 A2 20140910; EP 2773909 B1 20200318; EP 3683515 A1 20200722; IN 3434DEN2014 A 20150605; MX 2014005155 A 20141017; MX 344114 B 20161205; WO 2013067172 A2 20130510; WO 2013067172 A3 20131003

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 201113288795 A 20111103; AU 2012332430 A 20121101; CA 2853280 A 20121101; CN 201280057985 A 20121101; DK 12795136 T 20121101; EP 12795136 A 20121101; EP 20157179 A 20121101; IN 3434DEN2014 A 20140429; MX 2014005155 A 20121101; US 2012063050 W 20121101